John Aitken [#66] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about John Aitken, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Aitken currently has a record of 15-16, -608, and is ranked #50 in Division 4.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): John Surname(s): Aitken Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada Occupation: postal worker USSO 2006 Division: 5 USSO 2006 Rank: 53/88, 13-15 +26

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	7-10 (0.412)
Past 1-12 months	3-6 (0.333)	W LLL W L W LL
Past 13-24 months	4-4 (0.500)	L WWW LLL W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 424 Average for: 345 Average against: 367
Round 1		Aitken played #5 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and lost 335 to 418 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Aitken had not played Jeffers in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-1, -83.
Round 2		Aitken played #21 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 400 to 255 (a spread of 145). Before this event, Aitken had not played Bowman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, +62.
Round 3		Aitken played #40 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 403 to 364 (a spread of 39). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Aitken’s record vs. Donegan in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +101.
Round 4		Aitken played #68 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 318 to 399 (a spread of -81). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Aitken’s record vs. Sawyer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +20.
Round 5		Aitken played #25 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 355 to 332 (a spread of 23). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Aitken’s record vs. Scaglione in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-2, +43.
Round 6		Aitken played #27 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 295 to 362 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Aitken had not played Brittain in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-3, -24.
Round 7		Aitken played #38 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 295 to 498 (a spread of -203). Before this event, Aitken had not played Garrod in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-4, -227.
Round 8		Aitken played #34 Robin Schlauch (College Park, MD) and lost 289 to 391 (a spread of -102). Before this event, Aitken had not played Schlauch in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-5, -329.
Round 9		Aitken played #22 Sue Gable (Mt. Vernon, NY) and won 390 to 302 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Aitken had not played Gable in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-5, -241.
Round 10		Aitken played #51 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 315 to 410 (a spread of -95). Before this event, Aitken had not played Doyle in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-6, -336.
Round 11		Aitken played #29 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) and lost 346 to 414 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Aitken had not played Eason in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-7, -404.
Round 12		Aitken played #42 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and lost 381 to 393 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Aitken had not played Guest in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-8, -416.
Round 13		Aitken played #32 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 250 to 460 (a spread of -210). Before this event, Aitken had not played Snoddy in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-9, -626.
Round 14		Aitken played #47 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 403 to 296 (a spread of 107). Before this event, Aitken had not played Brown in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-9, -519.
Round 15		Aitken played #48 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 333 to 416 (a spread of -83). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Aitken’s record vs. Camp in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-10, -602.
Round 16		Aitken recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-10, -552.
Round 17		Aitken played #61 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 396 to 423 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Aitken’s record vs. Petrey in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-11, -579.
Round 18		Aitken played #12 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 272 to 391 (a spread of -119). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: RENO, NV Aitken’s record vs. Cohen in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-12, -698.
Round 19		Aitken played #65 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 366 to 343 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Aitken had not played Aitken in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-12, -675.
Round 20		Aitken played #60 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 403 to 307 (a spread of 96). Before this event, Aitken had not played Whitmore in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-12, -579.
Round 21		Aitken played #58 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and won 406 to 389 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Aitken had not played McCraw in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-12, -562.
Round 22		Aitken played #20 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 359 to 333 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Aitken had not played Pomeroy in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-12, -536.
Round 23		Aitken played #63 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 319 to 453 (a spread of -134). Before this event, Aitken had not played Kini in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-13, -670.
Round 24		Aitken played #8 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 294 to 498 (a spread of -204). Before this event, Aitken had not played Kirk in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-14, -874.
Round 25		Aitken played #39 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 328 to 257 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Aitken had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-14, -803.
Round 26		Aitken played #62 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 317 to 202 (a spread of 115). Before this event, Aitken had not played Wood in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-14, -688.
Round 27		Aitken played #57 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and won 333 to 305 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Aitken had not played Siedschlag in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-14, -660.
Round 28		Aitken played #57 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) again and won 372 to 330 (a spread of 42). Before this event, Aitken had not played Siedschlag in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-14, -618.
Round 29		Aitken played #7 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and lost 360 to 401 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Aitken had not played Ittner in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-15, -659.
Round 30		Aitken played #49 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and lost 302 to 372 (a spread of -70). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Aitken’s record vs. Landsbaum in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-16, -729.
Round 31		Aitken played #16 Bob Blyler (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 424 to 303 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Aitken had not played Blyler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 15-16, -608.

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